diff --git a/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2 b/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
index 109e431f8e73..0a03ca3bcb0d 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
@@ -374,6 +374,9 @@ start() {
         -v /var/run/docker-syncd$DEV:/var/run/sswsyncd \
 {%- endif %}
 {%- endif %}
+{%- if docker_container_name == "pmon" %}
+    -v /usr/share/sonic/firmware:/usr/share/sonic/firmware:rw \
+{%- endif %}
 {%- if docker_container_name == "swss" %}
         -e ASIC_VENDOR=$ASIC_VENDOR \
 {%- endif -%}
diff --git a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2 b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
index 1bc1471da1e2..018dd1fe2aea 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ FILESYSTEM_ROOT_USR_SHARE="$FILESYSTEM_ROOT_USR/share"
 FILESYSTEM_ROOT_USR_SHARE_SONIC="$FILESYSTEM_ROOT_USR_SHARE/sonic"
 FILESYSTEM_ROOT_USR_SHARE_SONIC_SCRIPTS="$FILESYSTEM_ROOT_USR_SHARE_SONIC/scripts"
 FILESYSTEM_ROOT_USR_SHARE_SONIC_TEMPLATES="$FILESYSTEM_ROOT_USR_SHARE_SONIC/templates"
+FILESYSTEM_ROOT_USR_SHARE_SONIC_FIRMWARE="$FILESYSTEM_ROOT_USR_SHARE_SONIC/firmware"
 FILESYSTEM_ROOT_ETC="$FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc"
 FILESYSTEM_ROOT_ETC_SONIC="$FILESYSTEM_ROOT_ETC/sonic"
 
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ sudo mkdir -p $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/sonic/
 sudo mkdir -p $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/modprobe.d/
 sudo mkdir -p $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/var/cache/sonic/
 sudo mkdir -p $FILESYSTEM_ROOT_USR_SHARE_SONIC_TEMPLATES/
+sudo mkdir -p $FILESYSTEM_ROOT_USR_SHARE_SONIC_FIRMWARE/
 # This is needed for Stretch and might not be needed for Buster where Linux create this directory by default.
 # Keeping it generic. It should not harm anyways.
 sudo mkdir -p $FILESYSTEM_ROOT_USR_LIB_SYSTEMD_SYSTEM